Nominating Petitions For November Election Begin

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Friday is the first day for candidates for statewide office in Pennsylvania, including governor and U.S. Senate, and Congress to start gathering signatures from voters to get on ballots for the May 17 primary election. There are huge fields of candidates for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat and governor’s office, and the boundaries of the state’s new congressional districts are just two days old, sending would-be candidates scrambling to decide where to run. Candidates can circulate petitions through March 15, under a two-day-old court order by the state Supreme Court.